Bulk Sauv sells for double due to low crop

Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is fetching big money on the bulk market after the crop for 2015 came in under target. After last year’s bumper harvest, which saw Marlborough wineries bring in a record 329,572 tonnes of grapes, the price of 2014 vintage Sauvignon Blanc on the bulk market dropped to $2 per litre. A year later, the average price for 1 litre is sitting at about $5. Wine Marlborough board chairman Clive Jones said while most wineries had come in on target, or just below, overall the volume of grapes harvested was “significantly smaller” than last year.